The National tribune., 1887-06-23
HE GRAND ARMY.
News From the DcpartmentS---NeW
Posts, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, GAR,
MADISON, MS, June IL, leS7.
KAN. June I8. 1857.


-, KAN, June l8, 1857
Cor,usauder-in- Chief FAIRCHflD;
Nra - of our place soldiers widow, with
five small children does not receive pension from
the Government. although her husband aid up W
tl,e tiunr of his death, which occurred about "a
months aeo The Post here has been helping her
slopr ny private contributions the best ~ could
We want Ia know t We cannot help her oul OF l'o7t
6,nds and call upon other Posts TO do the same
sltsre l. ng lncumbrance of more than s3bl on her
house and lOt aud we arc NOT able, as "a ios'' 10
maintain her and pay OF me debt -. a, 49,,
please let me know what we had better DO ABOUT
the matter Yours, etc, ,,,..
This letter Is given as a sample OF numor-
ous Others received al these Headquarters Tor
the purpose of emphasizing this point
Should the bill that has been prepared by The
Grand Army of the Republic, which was pub
lisbod in the last issue of The NATIONAL TRIB-
rNF become a law, this woman and her lam
ilv. instead OF being burden upon THIS poor
Posi- would he suppurted 10y the Government
of the United States. Comrades are asked 10
consider cnrelully whether this latter would
moi be the proper thing 10 he done, and IN vol
ing upon approving or disapproving-ii, take
this and thousands of like cases into considera-
tion. ..
A man who had contracted disease of the lungs
in the service applied for a pension, aud had
beeD notified that the evidence produced was
sufficient aud the pension would be allowed,
was struck by lightning, and because he dld
not die of the disease contracted IN the service
his family are now suffering for food aud raj
ment.
Correspondence is multiplying upon the sub
inct of a proper mark for the Thirteenth Corps,
10 be determined at the 2lst National Encsmp-
ment Several designs have been suggested
and are now i'm the hands of manufacturing
Jewellers who are preparing samples 10 be pre-
senteG al the meeting IN September.
The subject Of prompt and accurate reports
is being pretty generally discussed IN Depart
ment General Orders throughout the country,
and some of the Assistant AdJutanis General,
in their General orders, are exceedingly fellc-
itous aud explicit in explaining mlnutely the
manner I'm which this work should be done by
Post officers The Post is the unit OF the Order
nothing in the direction OF reports can be done
until Posts have made their reports. The only
method bv which the desired result can be ob.
famed Is bv discussion, exertion and continued
attention to the matter until Post officers are
not only aroused 10 punctuality and correct
ness. but are impressed with the Importance o
making reports promptly, and this can only be
done when the reports are filed at once and
prenared for transmission the very night after
the last Post meeting in the quarter. Several
of the Assistant Adiutauts General have sus
gestions in the direction of having commit
teeappointed Tor Posts on delinquent members
who shall collect the dues OF those who are
suspended and restore them TO good STANDING
in the Order This is a most excellent anC
practicable recommendation.